No easy path for divided GOP in Obamacare fight

2:41 PM,
Aug. 14, 2013

Written by

Byron York

The move to defund Obamacare has been slow to gather support in the Senate. Really slow.

Republican Sen. Mike Lee has asked colleagues to sign a letter promising to "not support any continuing resolution or appropriations legislation that funds further implementation or enforcement of Obamacare." Of the Senate's 46 Republicans, just 12 signed the letter when it was released in late July.

In the weeks since, one more Republican, Sen. Mike Crapo, has joined the pledge, bringing the grand total to 13. That means 33 GOP senators have declined to sign. ...